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32nd

32nd

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A number that shows the thirty-second position in a list
  • adjective
  • /ˈθɜrtiˈsɛnd/
translation icon : trigésimo segundo
  • ESPN.com lists her as the 10th-best point guard and the 32nd-best senior in the country.

Examples

  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 32nd president of the United States.

  • Even though he started in the 32nd position, he raced to a 2.67 lead over the second-place finisher, Jimmie Johnson.

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  • >> 32nd Street, east side.

  • I walked north up to 32nd Street, then turned east.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • My boyfriend and I were celebrating my 32nd birthday.

  • The Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association's OBIE Awards celebrates its 32nd anniversary in 2012.

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  • I hereby call to order this emergency session of the 32nd Chapter of Kappa Omicron Kappa.

  • This year marks the 32nd anniversary of our school's founding.

  • He finished in 32nd place in the marathon this weekend.

  • The documentary features the 32nd episode of the popular series.

Synonyms

thirty-second
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The position number 32 in a series or list

is the numeric digit form rather than spelled-out words

Surface Forms

32nd positive

Morphology

32nd = 32 (transparent) = 32 + nd

Regular ordinal formation: the cardinal numeral plus the ordinal suffix '-nd' yields the expected ordinal meaning.

Etymology

The word 32nd comes from the number thirty-two plus the ending -nd, the same ending you see in 2nd, and it is used to show position. So 32nd means 'in the thirty-second position' in a race, chapter list, or order.